Boxing toy



Sept. 29, 1931. J. PETERSON 1,824,790

BOXING TOY Filed March 22, 1930 INVE/VTU/f. Up/77V PE T 5/7 50 5 /777W 7/VEY5.

Patented Sept. 29, 1931 JOHN PETERSON, OF-S'IQPAUL, MINNESOTA oxme TOY Application filed March 22, 1930. Serial No.438,042. f 1

This invention relates to toys and particularly to boxing toys.

It, is the main objectof this invention to provide an interesting, novel and improved,

.5 mechanical, boxing toy including one or more toy boxing figures which will be capable of movement to closely simulate aboxer.

or boxers during combat.

To these ends, the invention consists in the 1 novel parts and novel combinations of parts,

hereinafter defined in the claims and described in the following specification, made in connection with the acompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the various views, and, in which,

Fig. 1 is 'a view in side elevation illustrating an embodiment of the toy, certain parts of the same being broken away to more clearly show the construction thereof;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the lin 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the toy illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, showing part of the operating mechanism therefor.

Referring to the drawings, in accordance with the present invention an open bottomed box 1 preferably, though not necessarily, of rectangular shape, is provided and this box has a top surface or platformupon which a pair of upstanding opposed toy boxing figures 5 are mounted, the said figures preferably extending generally longitudinally of the box 4. The toy figures 5 will preferably be made to represent a pair of boxing men or animals. As shown in the drawings, each toy figure 5 has pivoted thereto on a. horizontal-pivot 6 at its left side, an arm 7 of substantially angular shape and each arm 7 is so positioned that it can be swung in a substantially vertical plane to and from a portion of the opposing toy figure. Each arm has at its forward end an outwardly bent portion 7 a which may be brought more or less into contact withan outwardly bent ortion 5a on the opposing toy figure 5. If t e toy fig: ures 5 are made to represent boxing men, the portions 5a are formed preferably adjacent that portion of the toy figure which will correspond to the jaw of the face ,of the figure and the portions 7 a on the opposing arm will correspond to one fist of the opposing boxer. The movement of each arm 7 corresponds to the movement of the arm of areal boxer h. when delivering an upper cut to the aw of his opponent. Each arm 7 rearwardly from its pivot 6 is provided with an outwardly bent apertured portion 7 b and vertical rods 8 have hooked portions at their upper ends fitting through the apertures in the portions 7 b. The rods 8 extend downwardly through the top of the box 4 adjacent the left sides of the toy figures 5 and below the top of the box each rod 8 has a collar9 secured thereto at its lower end. Small coiled springs 10 fit about the lower portions of the rods 8 between the collars 9 and the lower side of the top of the box 4:, and these springs normally urge the rods 8 into depressed position to carry the arms 7 connected thereto toward opposing toy'figures 5.

Substantially vertical rock shafts 11 journaled adjacent their upper ends in small bearings 5?) on the right sides of the toy figures 5, project downwardly therefrom through the top of'the box 4 and carry at their lower ends wingslQ. Collars 13 support the rock shafts 11 above the top of the box 4:. Secured to the upper end of each rock shaft 11, adjacent a toy figure 5, is an arm 14 mounted for swinging movement to and from the opposing toy figure. If the toy figures 5 are formed torepresent men, each'arm 14 will represent the right arm of a man and it will be. capable ofswinging movement to and from the left side of the'face of the opposing toy figure in the same manner that the arm of a real boxer will be'moved in delivering a right hook to his opponent. A small angular bracket 15 is secured to the lower side of the top of the box i between the two'toy figures, and coiled springs 16 are secured'at their inner ends to the bracket 15 and at their outer ends to the wings 12. The springs 16 are adapted to normally urge the rock shafts 11 to swing in such a manner that the arms 14 carriedthereby will be brought into engagement with opposing toy figures 5.

A pair of parallel shafts 17 are journaled in the sides of the box 4 below the two toy measured by the edgesv 206 on each disk are 'figures 5 and these shafts adjacent one side of the box 4 carry intermeshing gears 18. One of the shafts has an operating crank 19 secured thereto at one endof the same. A toothed disk 20 is mounted on each shaft 17 directly below each collar 9 on the rods 8.

The various teeth on these disks 20 have long outer curved edges 20a of various lengths and various teeth project different radial distances from the centers of the disks. The edges 20a of the. teeth all: extend: generally tangential to the direction of rotation of the disks and the teeth are radially cut relativeto the center of the disk to formradial edges varied, i..e. theedges20b of the teeth of each disk are ofvarious lengths. Mountedon-each shaft 17 adjacent a wing 12' secured to a rock shaft 11 is another toothed disk 21, the teeth of which are formed on a circular projecting flange 21a of the disk. The teeth on the disks 21 have long curved edges 21?) and shortedges 210. The edges 21?) extend in the same general direction, while the edges 210 of the teeth extend substantially at right angles to the main body portions of the disks. The circumferential spacing of various teeth on the disks 21 is different. Various teeth project outwardly from the main body of the disks various distances and the depth of various teeth as measured by edges 210 is different. The disks 21 are so mounted that the teeth thereon will strike the Wings 12 to rock the shaftsll when the'shafts 17 are rotated.

- The operation of the toy is'probably obvi ous from the above description, but may be briefly summarized, as follows-:.-

Vfhenthe crank 19 is turned, the two shafts 17 will be rotated in opposite directions. The teeth on the disks 20 willstrike the collars 9 on rods 8, while the teeth on the disks 21 will strike the wings 12 on the rock shafts 11. WVhen the edges-20a of the teeth on a disk 20 strike the collar on a rod 8, the rod will be slowly raised against the tension of the spring 10 to cause the arm 7 connected to the rod to be moved away from the toy figurej opposing the toy figure to which the arm 7is pivoted.v The distance that the arm 7 will be moved away from the opposing toy is carried across the surface of the collar 9;

the collar will-be suddenly disengaged from the tooth and the spring 10 will then violently and quickly depress the rod 8. This will cause the arm 7 to be swung with violence quickly toward the opposing toy figure in simulation of the quick punch of a boxer. If the edge 20b of the tooth is sufliciently long, the edge 20a of the next succeeding tooth will not act as a stop for the collar 9 and the portion 7a of the arm 7 will. then violently contact the portion 5a of the oppos= ing toy figure. If the depth of the tooth as measured by the length of the edge 20?) is slight, the collar 9 will come in contact with the edge 20a of the next adjacent tooth and the movement of the arm 7 will be stopped before the portion 7a comes in contact with theportion 5m ofthe opposing toy'figure. It will be seen that the violence of the punch delivered by the arm 7 is varied during successive movements. of the arm due to the fact that the various teeth on a disk 20 project outwardly various radial distances from the center of the disk and, accordingly, the arm 7 is moved away from the opposing toy figure 5 various distancesbefore being released during successive movements. Variation. in the movement of the arm is also obtained by making the edges 20?) of the teeth various lengths so that during successive movements of the arm 7, at certain times, the arm 7 will. contact the opposing toy figure, while at other times it will not. The sequence of movement of the arm 7 is varied when the shaft17 is constantly rotated due tothe fact that the teeth on the disk 20 are irregularly circumferentially spaced thereon.

As was statednvhen. the shafts 17 are rotated,- the teeth on the disks 21 will engage the wings 12. Asthe edge 21b of a tooth strikes the wing 12, the rock shaft 11 to which the wing 12 is applied, will be turned to cause the arm 14 adjacent onetoy figure to be swung away from the opposing toy figure. 'Y Vhen the edge 21?) of-rthe tooth is carried v past the Wing. 12, the spring 16 applied to the wing will quickly and suddenly turn the shaft. 11 in an opposite. direction than formerly, causing. the arm 14 to be quickly and violently carried toward the opposing toy figure 5. The distance that the arm14 will be carried away from; the opposing toy figure will depend on. the distance that the tooth. projects from the main portion. of the disk 21 and as the various teeth on the disk 21 project various distances from the main portion of the disk, it will be seen that the violence of the blow delivered by the arm. 14 will vary during. successive movements of the arm. As the edges 210 of certain. of the teeth on. the disk 21 are of comparatively long length, movement of the wing 12. caused by the spring 16 after the wing is released from certain of the teeth, will not be limited by the edges21b of next adjacent teeth during. certain movements of the arm 14 and the arm will thus be limited only by direct contact with the opposing toy figure 4.- Ascert-ain edges 210 on other teeth of the disk. 21 are of comparatively short length, the wing. 12 after being released from certain teeth, will strike the edges 21?) of next adjacent teeth'and the arm 14 willbe limited initsmovement. sot-hat it will. not. strike the opposing toy figure 4. Various types of blows will, therefore, be struck bythe arms 14. As the teeth on the disk 21 are irregularly circumferentially spaced, the sequence of movement of the arm 14 will be varied when the shaft 17 is rotating at aconstant speed.

The variance in length of the movement of the arms and 14 away from 0p posing toy figures, the variance in length of movement of the armstoward opposing toy figures and the variance in sequence in the movement of the arms 7 and 14 produces constantly changing action in the toy and makes the toy much more interesting than would be the case if the to and fro movements of the arms were the same at all times, and the movement of the various arms followed each other in monotonous never varying sequence. The sudden action of the springs upon the release of the teeth of the disks 20 and 21 from the collars 9 and Wings 12 causes the arms to move very quickly in their blow delivering movement much after the manner of actual boxers.

It is, of course, possible to provide atoy in accordance with the present invention wherein only a single toy figure is used. Also arms corresponding to the arms 7 may be providedv at both sides of a toy figure or at either side thereof, while similarly arms corresponding to the arms 14 may be provided at both or either sides of a toy figure. The shaft 17 may, of course, be operated either by hand, clock work or by any suitable source of power.

The device is simple and cheap in construction and amusing and attractive in appearance. The toy has been amply demonstrated in actual practice.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, ,de-

tails, arrangement and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is t- 1. A boxing toy comprising a platform, a toy figure mounted in upstanding relation on said platform, an object mounted in opposition to said toy figure, an arm pivoted to said toy figure for swinging movement about a horizontal .axis to and from said object, an arm pivoted to said toy figure for swinging movement about a vertical axis to and from said object, resilient means urging said arms toward said ObJGOl) and means for movlng said arms away from said object'against the on said platform, an object mounted in opposition to said toy figure an arm pivoted.

to said toy figure forswingmg movement to and from said ob ect about a horizontal pivot, a rod connected to said arm,res1l 1ent means acting on said rod to urge said arm towards said object, atoothed member and means for actuating said toothed member'to cause the teeth thereon to engage said rod and move the same against the tension of said resilient means and rod to swing said arm away from s'aidobject and thereuponto suddenly release said rod and permit'said resilient means and rod to carry said arm violently towards said object.

3. A boxing toy comprising a platform, a toy figure mounted in upstanding relation on said platform, an object mounted in opposition to said toy figure, a rockable shaft mounted at one side of said toy figure, an arm secured to the upper portion of said shaft, resilient means acting on said shaft to urge said arm towards said object, a wing member carried by said shaft, a toothed member mounted adjacent said wing member and actuating means for said toothed member to cause the teeth thereof to engage said Wing member to rock said shaft and carry said arm away from said object against the tension of said resilient means and then suddenly release said wing member.

4. A boxing toy comprising a platform, a pair of toy figures mounted in opposed upstanding relation on said platform, an arm horizontally pivoted to each toy figure for swinging movement to and from the opposing toy figure, resilient means urging each arm on one toy figure toward the opposing toy figure, an arm pivotedon each toy figure for swinging movement to and from theopposing figure about a vertical axis, resilient means urging said last mentioned arms towards opposing toy figures, members for swinging each of said first mentioned and last mentioned arms and toothed means for each of saidmembers, the teeth of said toothed means being adapted to engage said members to cause said members to swing said arms away from their opposing toy figures against the tension of said resilient means and then suddenly release said members.

5. A boxing toy comprising a platform, a pair of upstanding toy figures mounted thereon in opposition to each other, an arm pivoted to each of said toy figures for swinging movement about a horizontal axis to and from the opposing figure, a rod connected to each of said arms for swinging the same, resilient means acting on each rod to urge the arm connected thereto toward its opposing toy figure, toothed members adapted tobe rotated to cause the teeth thereon to engage said rods toswing said arms away from opposing toy figures against the tension of said resilient means and then release the same, a vertical shaft mounted adjacent each toy figure,.an arm mounted on each shaft for swinging movement to and from the opposing toy figure, resilient means acting on said shafts to urge the arms carried therebytowardopposing toy figures, wings carried by said shafts and toothed disks, the; teeth of which are adapted to engage said wings to turn said shafts against the tension;- of said last men-' tioned resilient means and then suddenly release the Wings. I

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' 7 JOHN PETERSON.- 

